MET Asian Management Development Centre - Interview with Director, Dr. Sangeeta Tandon

MET Asian Management Development Centre (MET AMDC) is one of the renowned institutes in Mumbai. MET AMDC offers three post graduate management programmes, i.e. Universal MBA (uMBA) and e-empowered Management Business Administration (eMBA) and Post Graduate Program in Strategic Business Analytics. The institute comes under the umbrella of MET League of College. Careers360 got in touch with its Director, Dr. Sangeeta Tandon to know about the institute’s vision, mission, infrastructure, collaboration with universities abroad, placement statistics and more. Read this interview to know in detail about MET AMDC, Mumbai.

Careers360: Tell us something about the institute; when it was set up, vision & mission.

Dr. Sangeeta Tandon: Established in 1989, with a mission to redefine the system of education, Mumbai Educational Trust (MET) is a professionally managed, multi-disciplinary and multi-faceted oasis of knowledge. Its premiere educational institutes conduct university accredited and autonomous courses.

Under the Umbrella Of MET League of College in the year 1994 Asian School of management started and our first batch passed out 1996.

Our vision

To shape professionals, to conquer the present and future challenges to the socio economic fabric of our society, by institutionalising search, development, research and dissemination of relevant knowledge through structured learning systems.

Our mission

To evolve, develop and deliver dynamic learning systems to equip professionals with conscience and commitment. to excellence and courage to face business challenges.

Careers360: Tell us something about the admission process?

Dr. Sangeeta Tandon: To qualify, a candidate must pass the eligibility criteria. An above average intelligence coupled with a sense of commitment, honesty and focus is important. A high level of EQ (Emotional Intelligence), in conjunction with an ethical attitude, sportsmanship, team spirit and creativity is strongly preferred.

Careers360: What kind of infrastructure can students expect at the institute? Please elaborate?

Dr. Sangeeta Tandon: MET can boast of its wi-fi enabled state-of-art infrastructure using the latest technology with an adjoining playground, a library with more than 85,000 books and Journals, computer labs, a very hygienic canteen, guest rooms and a music room in the prime location of Bandra, Mumbai. We have adopted world-class teaching standards and our empowered MBA may be rated equivalent to any other two years management program as our curriculum goes beyond the syllabus of bookish knowledge imparted within the four walls of a classroom.

Careers360: There is a lot of stress that is being made with regard to interaction with the industry as well as companies that recruit. What are the steps being taken by the institute in this direction?

Dr. Sangeeta Tandon: The course aims to enhance a participant’s ability to think critically and strategically in seeking solutions to complex problems within a VUCA environment.

we have adapted and adopted the new norm of online system of education and conducted online lecture sessions, placement training sessions, exams, several webinars throughout the year that includes the virtual platforms

International corporate and alumni guest lecture sessions to make students globally updated. Today we can conduct hybrid mode of both online as well as offline sessions to have a global education reach. Recently we have introduced specialization in Business Analytics with our PGP-SBA course. The course aims to enhance a participant’s ability to think critically and strategically in seeking solutions to complex problems within a VUCA environment

Careers360: What role do you think internships play in grooming the students, how does MET help students get the best out of the same?

Dr. Sangeeta Tandon: We have a repository of over 400 recruiters and also a substantial number of start-ups that come to the campus every year. We conduct specially designed professional placement training sessions throughout the year for aptitude testing, logical reasoning and quantitatives. The students are regularly attending communication classes and being groomed to face Group Discussions and Personal Interview sessions. Other personality development workshops on soft skills, e-etiquette, Business etiquette and Leadership Management are conducted to endow them with a wholesome and holistic development

Careers360: Can you please share details if there is any collaboration with universities abroad?

Dr. Sangeeta Tandon: Our Institute has several International tie-ups such as with the CII, London, ACCA, London, MIM, New York etc. MET enjoys a very high level of brand equity in the academic world, having won multiple awards. Currently we are looking ahead for accreditations and more collaboration in various disciplines, both nationally and internationally.

Careers360: Please share placement statistics with information on the average package, highest and lowest package, number of students placed and details of companies that have recruited.

Dr. Sangeeta Tandon: The placement season begins as early as the month of September itself and many students get placed by the end of semester III itself. Almost seventy to eighty percent of students are placed before the end of the last semester. We continue to place students till the month of July/Aug next. The recruiters that come earliest are amongst the top companies in the industry like Deloitte, Crisil, Aranca, Tata Group, WNS, Godrej, Reliance, PWC, etc. and year after year they recruit regularly from our institute. Job profiles offered are Business analyst, financial analyst, relationship managers, Business Development managers, data analyst, marketing managers, etc. Projects are offered by HUL, Colgate, Tata Group, Magnus Developers and others.

Over the last two and half decades, our Institute has held the record of almost 100 per cent placement. Many students are being placed internationally as well.